2011‐12 WOMEN’S

TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS The University Head Coach Gerry Quinlan ...... 2 Location ...... , Pa. 19131 Assistant Coaches ...... 3 Founded...... 1851 Enrollment ...... 4,600 Robert Gillin, Jr. Boathouse ...... 4 Denomination ...... Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Nickname ...... Hawks 2011‐12 Roster ...... 5 Colors...... Crimson and Gray Athletic Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 2011‐12 Hawks ...... 6‐9 Home Course ......

2010‐11 Year in Review ...... 10‐11 The Team Head Coach . . . . . Gerry Quinlan (Notre Dame ‘91) – 13th Season Atlantic 10 Championship ...... 12 Email ...... [email protected] Rowing Office...... 610‐660‐1730 Results ...... 13 Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse ...... 610‐660‐1700 Assistant Coaches ...... Linda Quinlan (Loyola, Md. ‘00) Jesuit Invitational ...... 14 ...... Kelly O’Brien (Villanova ‘01) ...... Brianna Kearns (Saint Joseph’s ‘06) A Proud Tradition ...... 15‐16 Captains ...... Bridget Dempsey, Gabriella Parker, Britanny Roth

All‐Time Honors ...... 17 Athletic Communications Assistant Athletic Director/Communications . . . . . Marie Wozniak All‐Time Roster ...... 18 (Rowing Contact) Administration/The Hawk ...... 19 Email ...... [email protected] Phone ...... 610‐660‐1727 Saint Joseph’s University ...... 20 Fax...... 610‐660‐1724 WWW.SJUHAWKS.COM @SJUHAWKS_WROW

CREDITS The 2011‐12 Saint Joseph's University Women’s Rowing Media Guide was designed by Joe Greenwich and Jack Jumper and was written and edited by Marie Wozniak. Photos by Greg Carroccio of Sideline Photos, Robert MacTurk, Colin P. Varga, Will Schneekloth, Douglas Stewart and U.S. Rowing. Front cover photo by Melissa Kelly, Saint Joseph’s University.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 1 HEAD COACH

Gerry Quinlan Head Coach Notre Dame ‘91 - 13th Season

Gerry Quinlan is in his 13th season as head women’s rowing coach at Saint Joseph’s University and has developed the Hawks into one of the East’s most competitive programs. Including his tenure at Saint Joseph’s, Quinlan has amassed two decades of collegiate head coaching experience. Quinlan’s 2011 crew had one of the best seasons in school history, highlighted by two firsts for the program ‐ a gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta and the team title in the Atlantic 10 Championships. The Hawks’ Second Varsity 8 captured the program’s first Dad Vail gold medal and the Varsity 4 took home a silver, to help SJU finish sec‐ ond in the team standings. Saint Joseph’s won the Freshman 8 at the conference meet, and earned top‐three finish‐ es in three other events to give the Hawks the league’s team crown for the first time ever. In 2010, the Hawks maintained their status as one of the top teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, turned in medal‐ winning performances (one silver, two bronze) at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, and ended the year with a trip to the prestigious for the second time in school history. SJU’s Varsity 8 also set a record in becom‐ ing the only team to advance to the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta for six consecutive years. QUINLAN’S RÉSUMÉ The 2009 Hawks earned a number of firsts for the program. Saint Joseph’s won its first‐ever Atlantic 10 titles as the Varsity 8 and Quad boats earned the gold medals at the conference championships. Quinlan was recognized as the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year for the first time in his career while the Hawks matched their best‐ever team result with Head Rowing Coach a third‐place finish. The Hawks earned a bronze medal, which gave them the most medals of any team in the past four Saint Joseph’s (W) 1999‐Present years. SJU’s Freshman 8 also advanced to the Grand Final for the seventh consecutive season. La Salle (M&W) 1997‐98 In 2008, Quinlan’s charges placed a then best‐ever third as a team at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Varsity 8 Northwestern (M&W) 1991‐97 boat earned its first‐ever medal at A‐10s, placing second, while also taking first at the Jesuit Invitational and the Kelly Notre Dame (W) 1989‐91 Cup. The rest of the Hawks also dominated at the city‐wide Kelly Cup races, taking first place in every contest. Quinlan guided the Hawks to victory in the Varsity 8 at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta while that crew earned the Assistant Rowing Coach school’s first‐ever trip to the Henley Royal Regatta in England. The Hawks rowed to a silver‐medal finish in the Dad Vail Saint Joseph’s (M&W) 1998‐99 Varsity 8 in 2007 while the Freshman 8 took silver in 2008. During his tenure the Hawks have won three gold medals, six silvers, and four bronze medals at the Dad Vail Regatta. SJU has finished second in the women’s point trophy standings twice and combined with the Hawks’ men’s team to win the Dad Vail Overall Points Trophy in 2005, 2006 and 2010. Since his arrival at SJU in 1999, Quinlan has been one of the driving forces behind the growth of both the women’s and men’s rowing programs, nearly doubling participation during his tenure. Quinlan has been active in the development of the Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse, which opened in 2002, while main‐ taining alumni support and coordinating several local regattas, including the Jesuit Invitational Regatta. Quinlan’s résumé includes a six‐year stint as the head coach of Northwestern University’s men’s and women’s programs and a three‐year stretch as the head women’s coach at Notre Dame. His teams have won medals at the Dad Vail Regatta, the Champion International Collegiate Regatta and the Head of the Charles, and have competed in the Henley Royal Regatta and the Mexico City International Championships. A 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Quinlan spent his prep career rowing at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pa. He and his wife Linda, a Hawks’ assistant coach, reside in Philadelphia with their daughter, Maeve.

Gerry Quinlan was named the 2009 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after guiding the Hawks to wins in the Varsity 8 and the Quad at the league championship. 2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 3 ASSISTANT COACHES

Linda Quinlan Assistant Coach Loyola (Md.) ‘00 - 12th Season

Linda Quinlan is in her 12th season as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph’s and works primarily with the freshman squad. Under her guidance, the Hawks’ Freshman 8 has experienced great success, most recently with a gold‐medal winning performance in the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championships. Over the years, the Freshman 8 has earned four silvers and two bronze medals at the Dad Vail Regatta, as well as gold medals at the ECAC Meet and the Jesuit Invitational. Quinlan, a 2000 graduate of Loyola College, teaches math and science at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, and is completing her master’s of education at Saint Joseph's. She and husband Gerry, the Hawks’ head coach, reside in Philadelphia with their daughter, Maeve.

Kelly O’Brien Assistant Coach Villanova ‘01 - 8th Season

A former standout at , Kelly O'Brien is in her eighth season as an assistant rowing coach at Saint Joseph’s. As a collegian, O'Brien competed in the Lightweight 8 and captured a National Championship in 1999 and a silver medal at the Henley Royal Regatta that same year. A Philadelphia‐area native, she coached at her high school alma mater, Archbishop Prendergast, in 2003. O'Brien is currently a Behavioral Therapist for the Lovaas Institute and is working towards her master's degree in special education at Saint Joseph's.

Brianna Kearns Assistant Coach Saint Joseph’s ‘06 - 2nd Season

Former Saint Joseph’s standout Brianna Kearns, a 2006 graduate, is in her second season as assis‐ tant coach with the Hawks’ staff. Kearns was a member of the Varsity 8 for three years, including the boat which won the gold medal at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta and made the Hawks’ first‐ever trip to the Henley Royal Regatta. In 2003, she rowed for the Freshman 8 that earned silver medals at both the Atlantic 10 Championships and the Dad Vail Regatta. She most recently served as an assistant coach at Barry University for two seasons and prior to that, worked on the staff at Philadelphia University. Kearns, a native of Northfield, N.J. who rowed for Mainland Regional High School, earned a mas‐ ter’s of science degree from Barry University in 2010.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 4 GILLIN BOATHOUSE

The Robert M. Gillin, Jr. Boathouse was dedicated in June 2002 as the home of the Saint Joseph’s University men’s and women’s rowing teams. The 15,540 square foot state‐of‐the‐art boathouse includes four heated boat bays with capacity for 42 eights, 14 fours/quads, and 14 small boats. The boathouse sits on 20,381 square feet of land at the 1,000‐meter mark of the famed Schuylkill River race course. The boathouse serves as SJU’s home base for all of its home regattas, including the Dad Vail Regatta, Murphy Cup, and various dual races. The 750‐square foot deck is a perfect viewing area for families, fans, and alumni. The second floor of the boathouse includes locker rooms, showers, etc as well as a large common area for ergs, team meetings, and video review. The Gillin Boat Club joined the on September 20, 2004, by unanimous vote of the delegates of the Schuylkill Navy's 10 member clubs. In addition to serving as the home of Hawk rowing, the Gillin Boathouse also hosts several summer camps including the Saint Joseph’s University/Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program.

The first floor: • 8,860 square feet • four bays • access to the floating dock • adjoining 270 square foot veranda DIRECTIONS TO GILLIN BOATHOUSE (2200 Kelly Drive, Philadelphia) From the East: Follow I‐76 West to Exit 340 (Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive) on the The second floor: right. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, following signs for Kelly Drive. • 6,680 square feet Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly • common areas for meeting and out‐of‐water instruction Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first parking lot on the right. • wireless internet / satellite television The boathouse is located at the end of the parking lot. • locker and bathroom facilities • 750 square foot second‐floor deck From the Northeast or South: Follow I‐95 to I‐76 West to Exit 340 (Lincoln • large windows Drive/Kelly Drive) on the right. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, follow‐ • elevator ing signs for Kelly Drive. Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first Fairmount Park Community Rowing Program parking lot on the right. The boathouse is located at the end of the parking lot. In addition to serving as the home of Hawk rowing, the Gillin Boathouse also hosts the Fairmount Park Commission's Community Rowing Program. The From the West: Follow I‐76 East to Exit 340 (Lincoln Drive/Kelly Drive) on the first step in a long‐term partnership between the University and the left. Take Exit 340 and get into the left lane, following signs for Kelly Drive. Fairmount Park Commission, the program is designed to provide an experi‐ Move to right lane and merge right at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Take Kelly ence for youth in the city of Philadelphia who have not had the opportunity Drive past four traffic lights. Turn right into the first parking lot on the right. to experience the sport of rowing. The boathouse is located at the end of the parking lot.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 5 2011‐12 ROSTER

Name Year Hometown High School Sarah Bell Senior Northfield, N.J. Mainland Regional Taylor Biesiada Freshman Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. Egg Harbor Township Jenni Broring Sophomore Silver Spring, Md. Academy of The Holy Cross Jackie Castorino Senior Haddonfield, N.J. Haddonfield Memorial Paige Cesky Sophomore Gambrills, Md. Mount DeSales Academy Emily Coldren Freshman Pottstown, Pa. Owen J. Roberts Katie Comerer Freshman Glenolden, Pa. Bridget Dempsey Senior Forest Park, Ill. St. Ignatius Prep Laken Ethun Sophomore Dayton, Ohio Chaminade Julienne Chelsey Fattal Freshman Haw River, N.C. Southern Alamance Mary Kate Gibbons Freshman Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Merion Mercy Academy Felicia Golmerac Sophomore Newark, Del. Saint Mark’s Elysse Hermann Freshman Stamford, Conn. Ursuline School Kelsey Larzelere Sophomore Haddonfield, N.J. Haddonfield Memorial Molly Lawrence Sophomore Clifton, Va. Paul VI Catholic Alexa Lawson Sophomore Butler, N.J. Butler Myra McCann Freshman Ocean City, N.J. Holy Spirit Meg McCabe Sophomore Mt. Laurel, N.J. Bishop Eustace Prep Ariana McDevitt Senior Havertown, Pa. Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Amanda McEvoy Sophomore San Francisco, Calif. Saint Ignatius College Prep Katie Messina Junior Havertown, Pa. Merion Mercy Academy Megan Michaels Sophomore Sewell, N.J. Washington Township Angeline Nocella Freshman Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Lower Moreland Nicola O’Donnell Sophomore Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown Elizabeth Parker Freshman Westmont, N.J. Merion Mercy Academy Gabriella Parker Junior Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. Egg Harbor Township Jill Perkins Freshman Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Springs Stephanie Peck Sophomore Glen Ridge, N.J. Glen Ridge Jess Romano Senior Washingtonville, N.Y. Washingtonville Brittany Roth Senior Audubon, Pa. Methacton Kelly Rupert Sophomore Woodbine, N.J. Ocean City Meaghan Scher Junior Glenside, Pa. Mt. St. Joseph Academy Kelsey Schranze Sophomore Plymouth, Mass. Plymouth North Rachel Shustack Senior Gilbertsville, Pa. Boyertown Area Angela Smith Sophomore Ellicott City, Md. Notre Dame Prep Megan Starzynski Sophomore Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo Seminary Victoria Stewart Sophomore Arlington, Va. Academy of the Holy Cross Claire Tedesco Freshman Staten Island, N.Y. Notre Dame Academy Aleena Yobbi Freshman Pittsburgh, Pa. Oakland Catholic

Head Coach: Gerry Quinlan (Notre Dame ‘91) – 13th season Assistant Coach: Linda Quinlan (Loyola‐Md. ‘00) – 12th season Assistant Coach: Kelly O’Brien (Villanova ‘01) – 8th season Assistant Coach: Brianna Kearns (Saint Joseph’s ‘06) – 2nd season Captains: Bridget Dempsey, Gabriella Parker, Brittany Roth

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 6 SENIORS

Jackie Castorino Brittany Roth Senior Senior Haddonfield, N.J. • Haddonfield Memorial Audubon, Pa. • Methacton 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the 2011‐12 Team Tri‐Captain program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the Regatta... Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Championships as the Hawks won the conference team Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 title for the first time in school history... Personal: Helped Championships as the Hawks won the conference team title the Haddonfield crew to five gold medals and a bronze medal at regionals her for the first time in school history... 2009‐10: Member of Hawks' Freshman 8 senior year...Chemistry major...Born March 13, 1990. that took third place at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Named to both the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Elementary/special education major...Born May 2, 1990.

Bridget Dempsey Rachel Shustack Senior Senior Forest Park, Ill. • St. Ignatius Prep Gilbertsville, Pa. • Boyertown Area 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the 2011‐12 Team Tri‐Captain program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail 2010‐11: Rowed for Varsity 8 that placed second at the Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 Atlantic 10 Championships and helped the Hawks to their Championships as the Hawks won the conference team title first‐ever conference team title...Member of the Kelly Cup‐ for the first time in school history... 2009‐10: Member of winning Varsity 8... 2009‐10: Member of Varsity 8 that participated in the Hawks' Second Varsity 8 that earned a bronze medal at the Aberdeen Dad Henley Royal Regatta...On Varsity 8 that took silver medal at the Aberdeen Vail Regatta... Personal: Member of the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Dad Vail Regatta, as well as wins in the Jesuit Invitational and Murphy Cup... Roll..Born October 30, 1989...Psychology major. Personal: St. Ignatius Prep crew took third at the Scholastic Nationals in the Four and third at the Midwest Scholastics...Named to both the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Birthdate is February 12, 1990...History major.

Ariana McDevitt Senior Havertown, Pa. • Country Day Sch. of the Sacred Heart 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 Championships as the Hawks won the conference team title for the first time in school history... Personal: High school crew placed third at nationals her senior year...Also competed in field hockey and track in high school...Named to the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...Born May 16, 1990...Business major.

Jess Romano Senior Washingtonville, N.Y. • Washingtonville 2010‐11: Rowed for the Varsity 4 that captured bronze medals at both the Atlantic 10 Championships and the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... 2009‐10: Member of the Hawks' Freshman 8 that earned the bronze medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Food marketing major...Born May 9, 1990.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 7 JUNIORS & SOPHOMORES

Sarah Bell Meaghan Scher Junior Junior Northfield, N.J. • Mainland Regional Glenside, Pa. • Mt. St. Joseph Academy 2010‐11: Rowed for the Varsity 4 that captured bronze 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the medals at both the Atlantic 10 Championships and the program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... 2009‐10: Rowed for Hawks' Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 Second Varsity 8 that placed third at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Championships as the Hawks won the conference team Regatta... Personal: Rowed on Mainland's JV8 as a sopho‐ title for the first time in school history... Personal: Named more and junior year with wins at the Stotesbury Regatta and SRAA national to both the A‐10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor championships...As a senior, rowed for the Varsity 8 that took fourth at Rolls...Elementary/special education major... Born August 7, 1991. Stotesbury and SRAA national championships...Crew won three Atlantic County titles...Mathematics major... Born June 18, 1991.

Jenni Broring Paige Cesky Junior Sophomore Silver Spring, Md. • Academy of the Holy Cross Gambrills, Md. • Mount DeSales Academy 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the 2010‐11: Member of the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... Championships as the Hawks won the conference team Personal: Was crew's coxswain for the Head of the Charles title for the first time in school history... Personal: Team her junior year...Earned mention on SJU’s Athletic Director’s captain as a senior...Helped the JV 4 to third at the WMIRA Championships as Honor Roll...Interdisciplinary health services major...Born August 11, 1991 a junior...Took first place at the Philadelphia Youth Regatta in 2008...Named to both the A‐10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Interdisciplinary health services major...Born August 11, 1991. Laken Ethun Sophomore Katie Messina Dayton, Ohio • St. Ignatius Prep Junior 2010‐11: Member of the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 Havertown, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... 2010‐11: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that captured the Personal: Helped crew take second place at the Midwest program's first‐ever gold medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Junior rowing championships in the Lightweight 4 and 14th Regatta...Boat also placed third at the Atlantic 10 place at nationals as senior...Named to both the A‐10 Commissioner’s and SJU Championships as the Hawks won the conference team Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Psychology major...Born January 13, 1992. title for the first time in school history... 2009‐10: Member of the Freshman 8 which earned the bronze medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Earned mention on the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the A‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Rolll...Majoring in psychology...Born May 11, 1991. Felicia Gojmerac Sophomore Newark, Del. • St. Mark’s Gabriella Parker 2010‐11: Rowed for Varsity 8 that placed second at the Junior Atlantic 10 Championships and helped the Hawks to their Egg Harbor Township, N.J. • Egg Harbor Township first‐ever conference team title...Member of the Kelly Cup‐ 2011‐12 Team Tri‐Captain winning Varsity 8... Personal: Served as team cap‐ 2010‐11: Rowed for Varsity 8 that placed second at the tain...Member of the Varsity 4 which participated at Junior Atlantic 10 Championships and helped the Hawks to their Nationals...Helped crew to fourth at Stotesbury Regatta...Chosen to both the A‐ first‐ever conference team title...Member of the Kelly Cup‐ 10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Elementary/special winning Varsity 8... 2009‐10: Member of the Hawks' education major...Born March 10, 1992. Freshman 8 that earned the bronze medal at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta... Personal: Team captain and MVP as a senior at Egg Harbor Township...Helped the Varsity 4 to second both at the Regatta and the New Jersey State Championships...Majoring in interdiscipli‐ nary health services...Born July 19, 1991.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 8 SOPHOMORES

Kelsey Larzelere Nicola O’Donnell Sophomore Sophomore Haddonfield, N.J. • Haddonfield Memorial Moorestown, N.J. • Moorestown 2010‐11: Member of the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 Personal: Member of Moorestown's crew that reached the which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and SRA semifinals in the JV8 and took third at Stotesbury... helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... Member of first‐place Varsity 8 at the Cooper Cup... Earned Personal: Placed 10th at Stotesbury and 9th at Scholastic the Team Spirit award in May 2009...Named to the A‐10 Nationals in the Lightweight Double...Placed 3rd at Mercer Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Elementary/special education Sprints and was a semi‐finalist at Scholastic Nationals in the JV8...Named to both major...Born February 4, 1992. the A‐10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Marketing major...Born October 31, 1991. Kelly Rupert Sophomore Molly Lawrence Woodbine, N.J. • Ocean City Sophomore 2010‐11: Rowed for the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 Clifton, Va. • Paul VI Catholic which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and 2010‐11: Member of the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and Personal: Helped Ocean City's Second Varsity 8 to fifth place helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... at nationals, third at the city championship and second at the Personal: Lettered in basketball and track at Paul VI county championship...Member of the JV 8 that placed third at nationals and Catholic...Accounting major...Born August 17, 1992. fourth at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta...Twin sister, Kaitlyn, rows for the University of Rhode Island...Named to the SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...History major...Born October 12, 1991. Alexa Lawson Sophomore Angela Smith Butler, N.J. • Butler Sophomore 2010‐11: Rowed for Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 which Ellicott City, Md. • Notre Dame Prep won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and Personal: Ran cross country and track at Notre Dame helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... Prep...Earned mention to the A‐10 Commissioner’s Honor Personal: All‐Conference player in softball at Butler...Also Roll...Food marketing major...Born May 15, 1993. lettered in cross country and basketball...Named to both the A‐10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...English major...Born May 5, 1992. Victoria Stewart Sophomore Amanda McEvoy Arlington, Va. • Academy of the Holy Cross Sophomore San Francisco, Calif. • Saint Ignatius College Prep 2010‐11: Member of the Atlantic 10 champion Freshman 8 which won SJU's first gold medal in that event since 2008 and Personal: Member of crew that captured fourth place at state helped the Hawks to their first‐ever conference team title... championships...Born on October 25, 1992...Interdisciplinary Personal: Rowed for four years at Academy of the Holy health services major. Cross...Played soccer for one season...Named to both the A‐ 10 Commissioner’s and SJU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls...Interdisciplinary health services major...Born June 4, 1992.

Megan Michaels Sophomore Sewell, N.J. • Washington Township Personal: Biology major...Birthdate is June 1, 1993.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 9 FRESHMEN

Taylor Biesiada Myra McCann Freshman Freshman Egg Harbor Township, N.J. • Egg Harbor Township Ocean City, N.J. • Holy Spirit Personal: Member of 2010 Egg Harbor crew that turned in an Personal: Elementary/special education major...Born May 4, undefeated season with five gold medals, including the SRAA 1992. Nationals and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Team also took second place overall and was a finalist in England on the Thames at the Royal Henley Regatta...Chemical biology major...Born February 25, 1993. Angeline Nocella Emily Coldren Freshman Freshman Huntingdon Valley, Pa. • Lower Moreland Pottstown, Pa. • Owen J. Roberts Personal: Played field hockey for four years, and lacrosse for Personal: Rowed for Owen J. Roberts team which took a first‐ three years at Lower Moreland...Majoring in history...Born on place finish in the Manny Flick Series...Named to A‐10 October 10, 1992. Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Majoring in criminal jus‐ tice...Born May 14, 1992. Elizabeth Parker Katie Comerer Freshman Freshman Westmont, N.J. • Merion Mercy Academy Glenolden, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy Personal: Member of Varsity Lightweight 8 that took 5th at Personal: Rowed for Merion Mercy’s Varsity 4 won at the Philadelphia Championships, 5th at Stotesbury Cup and 6th Henley Royal Regatta and earned the national champi‐ at Scholastic Nationals her senior year...Competed at the US onship... In 2009, member of crews that placed second in the Rowing Youth Nationals...Biology major...Born April 6, 1993. city championship and first at the Head of the Christiana... Birthdate is April 25, 1993... Business major. Jill Perkins Chelsey Fattal Freshman Freshman Saratoga Springs, N.Y. • Saratoga Springs Haw River, N.C. • Southern Alamance Personal: Member of Varsity 8 that took 3rd place at Scholastic Nationals her senior year and won the JV8 her jun‐ Personal: Theology major...Born February 24, 1993. ior year...Biology major...Born June 9, 1993.

Mary Kate Gibbons Freshman Claire Tedesco Plymouth Meeting, Pa. • Merion Mercy Academy Freshman Staten Island, N.Y. • Notre Dame Academy Personal: Member of Merion Mercy’s crew that took a gold (Varsity 4) and a silver (Varsity 8) in the Miami International Personal: Food marketing major...Born August 2, 1993. Regatta... Lightweight 8 placed fifth in the City Championship and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta...Team captain her senior year...Communications major...Born May 15, 1993.

Elysse Herrmann Aleena Yobbi Freshman Stamford, Conn. • Ursuline School Freshman Pittsburgh, Pa. • Oakland Catholic Personal: Rowed for Ursuline's quad which won the state championship...Marketing major...Born June 25, 1993. Personal: Member of Varsity 4+ that earned a gold medal at the Scholastic Sprints and bronze medal at the ...Team captain...Biology major...Born August 19, 1993.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 10 2010‐11 YEAR IN REVIEW

The Saint Joseph’s women’s rowing team had another banner VARSITY 8 year in 2011, highlighted by two firsts ‐ the Hawks’ first Atlantic 10 DATE EVENT TIME PLACE team title and the first‐ever gold medal in Second Varsity 8 at the Dad 3/12 Delaware, Drexel % 6:51.4 1st Vail Regatta. 3/19 Jesuit Invitational % 7:11.8 1st 3/19 vs. Duke % 7:00.4 2nd The Hawks boated an experienced squad with strong senior lead‐ 3/26 Murphy Cup # 6:41.4 2nd ership and began the season with first‐place finishes in the Jesuit 4/2 vs. Williams, Marietta # 7:11.0 2nd Invitational (Varsity 8, Varsity 4) and the Murphy Cup (Second Varsity 4/9‐10 GW Invitational vs. GW, Navy 6:35.0 1st 8, Freshman 8). vs. Georgetown, Brock 6:51.9 2nd SJU continued to build speed through the season as it geared up vs. MIT 6:39.1 1st for the conference championships and ultimately the Dad Vails. 4/16 Atlantic 10 Championship % 8:04.4 2nd The Hawks and their A‐10 foes battled strong currents and windy 4/30 Kelly Cup # 6:15.4 1st 5/14 Dad Vail Regatta # 6:45.1 4th conditions on the Cooper River for the Atlantic 10 Championships, which caused the cancellation of three races (Novice 4, Lightweight 4, Quad). SJU was one of the favorites in the Varsity 8 but finished sec‐ SECOND VARSITY 8 ond to Dayton in the feature race, while it captured the Freshman 8 DATE EVENT TIME PLACE 3/12 Delaware, Drexel % 7:07.1 1st for the second time in school history. The gold‐medal winning novice 3/19 Jesuit Invitational % 7:16.0 3rd boat was comprised of Paige Cesky, Kelsey Larzelere, Victoria Stewart, 3/19 vs. Duke % 7:21.5 2nd Alexa Lawson, Kelly Rupert, Molly Lawrence, Stacey Terlik, Laura 3/26 Murphy Cup # 6:45.8 1st Buongiorno, and Laken Ethun. Saint Joseph’s also earned bronze 4/2 vs. Williams, Marietta # 6:57.3 2nd 4/9‐10 GW Invitational medals in the Second Varsity 8 and Varsity 4, to total 49 points and tie vs. GW, Navy 6:46.7 1st Rhode Island and UMass, but the Hawks’ Varsity 8 finish gave them vs. Georgetown 6:56.1 1st the tiebreaker and their first‐ever conference crown. vs. GW 6:50.2 2nd Saint Joseph’s followed the A‐10 title with a successful day at the vs. Columbia 6:48.1 2nd 4/16 Atlantic 10 Championship % 8:46.0 3rd Kelly Cup, which represents the city championship. The Hawks swept 4/30 Kelly Cup # 6:14.5 1st the Eights, taking first‐place finishes in the Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8 5/14 Dad Vail Regatta # 6:49.1 1st and Freshman 8, while taking second place in the Varsity 4. The Hawks entered competition in the Aberdeen Dad Vail VARSITY 4 Regatta with high expectations and didn’t disappoint. SJU finished DATE EVENT TIME PLACE second in the team standings to Purdue and was the only team to be 3/12 Delaware, Drexel % 8:03.4 1st represented in the finals of the three main events. The Second Varsity 3/19 Jesuit Invitational % 8:08.0 1st 3/19 vs. Duke % 8:25.6 2nd 8 led the way, capturing the program’s first gold medal in that event 4/2 vs. Williams, Marietta # 8:05.2 1st with a crew comprised of Katie Messina, Jenni Broring, Brittany Roth, 4/9‐10 GW Invitational Ariana McDevitt, Victoria Angelucci, Meaghan Scher, Jackie Castorino, vs. GW, Navy 7:47.0 1st Alex Karls and Rachel Shustack. The Varsity 4 advanced to the Grand vs. Georgetown 7:39.6 2nd vs. GW 7:47.0 1st Final for the first time since 1998, and in a difficult event to medal in, vs. Columbia A % B 7:31.0 3rd captured the silver. The Varsity 8 won both its heat and semifinal but 4/16 Atlantic 10 Championship % 10:03.3 3rd faced strong crews in the finals and finished fourth. 4/30 Kelly Cup # 6:57.3 2nd The Hawks’ seniors concluded a strong run as SJU was the only 5/14 Dad Vail Regatta # 7:30.3 3rd team to advance to the Grand Final every year for the past four years FRESHMAN 8 and the only team to medal three times in the past four years. DATE EVENT TIME PLACE Danielle Brady, Brianne Kammerman and Colleen Smith earned 3/12 Delaware, Drexel % 7:30.6 1st Atlantic 10 All‐Conference First Team honors while Clare Burns was 3/19 Jesuit Invitational % 7:01.2 1st 3/26 Murphy Cup # 7:01.6 1st chosen to the Second Team. Brady also excelled in the classroom and 4/2 vs. Williams, Marietta # 7:33.5 2nd was chosen to the A‐10 All‐Academic Team while becoming the sec‐ 4/16 Atlantic 10 Championship % 8:39.8 1st ond consecutive women’s rower, and third in the past four years, to 4/30 Kelly Cup # 6:24.5 1st receive SJU’s Class of 1950 award given to the top graduating student‐ athlete. She was also named the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All‐ TEAM FINISHES Area Performer of the Year, becoming the second Hawk to earn this 4/9‐10 GW Invitational 2nd honor in the past three seasons. Angela Acuña and Alex Karls joined 4/16 Atlantic 10 Championship % 1st Brady on the Academic All‐Area Team. 5/14 Dad Vail Regatta # 2nd

# Schuylkill River (Philadelphia, Pa.) % Cooper River (Pennsauken, N.J.)

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 11 2010‐11 HIGHLIGHTS

(left) The Freshman 8 took first place at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championships, for SJU’s first gold medal in that event since 2008.

(above) Saint Joseph’s Class of 2011 with the Hawks’ first‐ever Atlantic 10 Team Championship trophy ‐ (clockwise from top left) Alex Karls, Colleen Smith, Danielle Brady, Angela Acuña, Clare Burns and Brianne Kammerman. The seniors helped SJU become the only team to reach the Dad Vail Grand Finals in the Varsity 8 all four years, while medaling in three of them.

(left) The Second Varsity 8 crew celebrates its win in the 2011 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, which was the first ever for SJU in that event.

2010‐11 HONORS

Atlantic 10 All‐Conference 1st Team: Danielle Brady, Brianne Kammerman, Colleen Smith Atlantic 10 All‐Conference 2nd Team: Clare Burns Atlantic 10 Academic All‐Conference Team: Danielle Brady Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All‐Area Women’s Rowing Performer of the Year: Danielle Brady Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All‐Area Team: Danielle Brady, Angela Acuña, Alex Karls Saint Joseph’s University Class of 1950 Award: Danielle Brady

TEAM AWARDS Most Outstanding Performer: Danielle Brady Vasquez Award: Angela Acuña Leahy Award: Brianne Kammerman Scholar‐Athlete Award: Colleen Smith Academic Award: Alex Karls

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 12 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP

2011 Atlantic 10 Championship Past Atlantic 10 Championship Results April 16 Cooper River Park ‐ Pennsauken, N.J. Team Standings * Novice 4 Team Standings 2003 2nd 8:23.9 1. Saint Joseph’s ** 45 Cancelled due to conditions Year Finish Location Pts 1997 1st 8:06.97 Massachusetts 45 2011 1st Cooper River 45 Rhode Island 45 Varsity 8 Petite 2010 3rd‐T Cooper River 39 Novice 8 2009 3rd Cooper River 110 2011 1st 8:39.8 4. Dayton 41 1. George Washington 8:42.55 2008 3rd Cooper River 113 2010 2nd 7:18.08 5. Fordham 27 2. Duquesne 9:06.03 2007 4th Cooper River 24 2009 4th 7:22.6 6. George Washington 24 3. La Salle 9:10.46 2006 2nd Cooper River 33 2008 1st 7:20.8 7. Temple 23 2005 5th‐T Cooper River 23 2007 3rd 7:34.0 8. Duquesne 14 Second Varsity 8 Petite 2004 3rd Cooper River 24 2006 2nd 9:02.9 9. La Salle 4 1. Duquesne 9:20.17 2003 4th Cooper River 28 2005 6th 8:11.1 2. Temple 9:53.40 2002 6th Cooper River 15 2004 5th 7:36.4 ** SJU wins tiebreaker by way of 2001 3rd Cooper River 23 2003 2nd 7:28.9 Varsity 8 Grand Final finish Varsity 4 Petite 2000 3rd Cooper River 26 2002 3rd 7:38.00 1999 3rd Cooper River 19 2001 5th 7:31.81 1. George Washington11:06.08 1998 6th Cooper River 14 2000 3rd 7:56.0 Varsity 8 2. Duquesne 11:40.53 1997 5th Cooper River 15 1999 5th 7:53.57 1. Dayton 7:52.20 3. La Salle 12:55.53 1996 5th‐T Schuylkill RIver 10 1997 4th 7:30.07 2. Saint Joseph’s 8:04.45 1996 4th 7:24.03 3. Massachusetts 8:07.50 Varsity 8 4. Rhode Island 8:09.26 2011 2nd 8:04.4 Second Novice 8 5. Temple 8:34.79 HAWKS’ HONOREES 2010 2nd 6:42.4 2005 3rd 8:01.1 6. Fordham 8:39.44 All‐Conference First Team: 2009 1st 6:42.0 2003 2nd 8:05.8 Danielle Brady 2008 2nd 7:11.9 1998 5th 8:45.18 2007 4th 6:52.5 Second Varsity 8 Brianne Kammerman 2006 5th 8:14.1 Quad 1. Rhode Island 8:32.01 Colleen Smith 2005 4th 7:05.6 2010 1st 7:14.06 2. Massachusetts 8:38.37 2004 4th 7:02.7 2009 1st 7:20.0 3. Saint Joseph’s 8:46.05 All‐Conference Second Team: 2003 5th 7:38.1 2008 3rd 8:42.1 4. George Washington 9:06.01 Clare Burns 2002 1st (Petite) 7:30.17 2007 3rd 7:50.0 5. Fordham 9:07.63 2001 5th 7:46.08 2006 3rd 9:32.0 6. Dayton 9:29.32 2000 5th 7:16.8 2005 3rd 8:21.5 1999 4th 7:16.44 2004 3rd 8:09.0 Varsity 4 1997 6th 7:45.10 2003 2nd 8:15.6 2002 4th 8:29.38 1. Rhode Island 9:44.16 Second Varsity 8 2001 2nd 8:05.77 2. Massachusetts 9:54.16 2011 3rd 8:46.0 2000 5th 8:27.9 3. Saint Joseph’s 10:03.30 2010 5th 6:58.0 1999 4th 8:28.87 4. Dayton 10:26.53 2009 2nd 6:58.8 1998 3rd 8:27.60 5. Fordham 10:57.41 2008 3rd 7:20.2 6. Temple 11:53.30 2007 5th 7:16.1 Varsity 4 2006 5th 9:21.8 2011 3rd 10:03.3 Lightweight 4 2005 1st (Petite) 8:17.6 2009 1st (Petite) 8:37.5 Cancelled due to conditions 2004 3rd 7:04.2 2008 4th 8:49.0 2003 5th 7:57.4 2007 2nd (Petite) 8:43.9 2002 4th 7:25.05 2006 1st 9:44.0 Quad 2000 3rd 7:58.5 2004 2nd 8:17.1 Cancelled due to conditions 1999 3rd 7:31.62 2001 6th 9:05.05 1998 4th 7:58.56 Novice 8 Lightweight 8 1. Saint Joseph’s 8:39.81 2001 1st 7:25.15 Novice 4 2. Rhode Island 8:46.53 2000 1st 7:32.80 2008 2nd 8:48.1 3. La Salle 8:49.69 1998 3rd 7:03.51 2007 2nd 8:15.3 4. Dayton 9:38.27 1996 4th 7:21.66 2006 1st 9:33.0 2005 1st 8:32.9 5. Fordham 10:56.93 Lightweight 4 2002 4th 8:59.23 2009 2nd 8:10.4 1996 4th 8:49.30 2008 3rd 8:34.7 2006 3rd 11:14.2

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 13 DAD VAIL REGATTA

Saint Joseph’s All‐Time Dad Vail Results Dad Vail M/W Overall Points Trophy 2008 6th 6:45.45 Freshman 8 Finals 2011 2007 2nd 6:34.49 2010 3rd 7:06.72 2010 1st 45 2006 1st 6:40.02 2009 6th 7:43.90 2007 2nd 31 2005 2nd (Petite) 7:25.02 2008 2nd 6:44.32 2006 1st 47 2004 4th 7:02.40 2007 4th 7:15.21 2005 1st 40 2003 1st (Petite) 6:47.10 2006 3rd 7:08.59 2004 2nd 48 2000 5th 6:51.62 2005 4th 7:54.41 2000 T‐2nd 32 1999 5th 7:01.02 2004 2nd 6:54.40 1999 2nd 41 2003 2nd 6:52.20 Lightweight Varsity 8 Finals 2002 2nd 7:08.00 Women’s Points Trophy 2001 4th 7:41.00 1998 5th n/a 2011 2nd 17 2000 3rd 7:03.60 2010 2nd 20 1998 2nd 4:33.99 Lightweight Freshman 8 Finals 2009 4th 16 2005 1st 8:05.47 2008 4th 14 Second Varsity 8 Finals 1998 5th 4:40.54 2007 T‐3rd 17 2011 1st 6:49.10 2006 2nd 16 2010 3rd 8:14.38 Varsity 4+ Finals 2005 3rd 13 2008 5th 6:50.62 2011 3rd 7:30.33 2004 2nd 20 2007 5th 7:05.93 2004 2nd 7:07.30 Lightweight 4 Finals Varsity 8 Finals 2003 5th 7:18.60 1998 3rd 5:10.17 2011 4th 6:45.10 2002 4th 7:04.37 2010 2nd 7:05.77 2000 4th 7:07.05 2009 3rd 6:46.77 1999 3rd 7:57.16

2011 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta May 13‐14 Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pa.

Varsity 8 Time 1. Purdue 6:38.49 2. Old Dominion 6:38.82 3. Grand Valley 6:43.43 4. Saint Joseph’s 6:45.19 5. Cal St. Sacramento 6:49.87 6. Buffalo 6:52.54

Second Varsity 8 Time 1. Saint Joseph’s 6:49.19 2. Bucknell 6:52.42 3. Buffalo 6:55.43 4. Delaware 7:02.29 5. Drexel 7:10.16 6. Purdue 7:17.69

Varsity 4 Time 1. Villanova 7:27.29 2. Old Dominion 7:30.02 The Hawks advanced all of their eights to the Grand Finals at the 2010 Aberdeen Dad 3. Saint Joseph’s 7:30.33 Vail Regatta. SJU owns the regatta record for reaching the Varsity 8 Grand Final for six consecutive years. 4. Duquesne 7:32.18 5. Bucknell 7:38.65 6. Northwestern 7:51.00

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 14 JESUIT INVITATIONAL

Saint Joseph’s Rowing established the Jesuit Invitational in 1999 and it has become a major race in the collegiate rowing season, featuring solely Jesuit col‐ leges. The Jesuit Invitational is held every year in March on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. The Casey Ferrone Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Men’s Varsity 8 champion, while the Robert Gillin, Jr., Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Women’s Varsity 8 winner. The Cannonball Trophy is given to the overall team champion. It is named in honor of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, who had his leg shattered by a cannonball while defending Spain from an attack by France. The Cannonball Trophy serves as a reminder that all good things start with pain. The glory of winning is only possible by withstanding the mental and physical pain of the 2000‐meter race course. The trophy is awarded to the school with the highest combined points in the day’s races. It is a traveling trophy which the winner returns every year. The winning team receives a small cannonball that is theirs to keep as a reminder of their championship performance.

Casey Ferrone Memorial Trophy Robert Gillin, Jr. Memorial Trophy Cannonball Trophy (Men’s V8 Champion) (Women’s V8 Champion) (Team Champion) 1999 Saint Joseph’s Fordham Saint Joseph’s 2000 Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s 2001 Georgetown Georgetown 2002 Georgetown Holy Cross Georgetown 2003 Georgetown Boston College Georgetown 2004 Georgetown Boston College Georgetown 2005 Georgetown Boston College Georgetown 2006 Georgetown Boston College Georgetown 2007 Race Cancelled ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2008 Georgetown Saint Joseph’s Georgetown 2009 Georgetown Saint Joseph’s Georgetown 2010 Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s Saint Joseph’s 2011 Georgetown Saint Joseph’s Georgetown

2011 Jesuit Invitational ‐ March 20 Cooper River, Pennsauken, N.J. Varsity 8 Varsity 4 3rd Varsity 8 1. Saint Joseph’s 1. Saint Joseph’s 1. Georgetown 2. Boston College 2. Georgetown A 2. Boston College 3. Georgetown 3. Boston College 3. Saint Joseph’s 4. Loyola (Md.) 4. Georgetown

2nd Varsity 8 Freshman 8 1. Georgetown 1. Saint Joseph’s 2. Georgetown 2. Loyola (Md.) 3. Saint Joseph’s 3. Georgetown 4. Boston College

The Hawks’ Varsity 8 crew cap‐ tured the Jesuit Invitational in 2008 and started a run of four consecutive Jesuit titles.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 15 A PROUD TRADITION

The Saint Joseph’s rowing programs have a proud history of success on of the United States Women’s Rowing the water, but a number of alums have achieved a great amount of post‐grad‐ Center. She also spent time training in uate success in the sport as well. Mike Teti ’78, Teresa Zarzeczny Bell ’88 and Georgia in preparation for the Olympic Renee Hykel ’01 are three SJU legends that have gone on to even greater suc‐ Trials. Before the Olympic Games, she cesses since their days on Hawk Hill. All three have taken their rowing careers spent a month rowing in Europe before to the highest levels of international competition, making the SJU rowing pro‐ returning home for the Atlanta games. gram a cradle of champions. This exhausting routine helped pre‐ Arguably the best‐known oarsman in America, Mike Teti was a top Hawk pare Bell for the rigors of the highest level rower, graduating from SJU with a sociology degree in 1978. of international competition, but all of the “Saint Joseph’s gave me the opportunity to compete and also the oppor‐ work paid off in the end as Bell and her tunity for a great education,” Teti says. “I owe SJU a great debt for all of the partner, Lindsay Burns, took the silver opportunities I received.” medal in the lightweight double sculls. From 1977‐93, Teti rowed on 11 national teams, including three trips to From Hawk Hill to the Olympic medal the Olympic Games. He won 24 national championships, a gold medal in the stand, Bell never forgot her roots. “I men’s eight at the 1987 World Championships and a bronze medal in the enjoyed my experience at Saint Joseph’s,” same event at the 1988 Olympics. He was named the 1987 United States Bell says. “It made me who I am today. Teresa Bell was a silver medalist Rowing Male Athlete of the Year. Besides rowing, Saint Joseph’s taught me to in the 1996 Olympic Games. Teti achieved even greater notoriety as a coach, guiding the U.S. men’s be open‐minded and that has really helped open eight squad to an unprecedented three straight world championships. me.” He also coached the men’s four with coxswain to world championship gold. Following the Olympics, Bell placed fifth in the same event at the 1997 In 1996 he led the lightweight men’s four to an Olympic bronze medal before World Championships. She was inducted, along with Teti, as a member of the being named USRowing’s Head Men’s Sweep Coach, the highest coaching inaugural class on the Saint Joseph’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999. honor in the country, in October of that year. SJU’s influence is still being felt in the rowing community as Class of one Teti became the U.S. Olympic coach following the 2000 Games, and led of the top names in the sport. She is a five‐time member of the U.S. National the men’s eight boat to gold in Athens in 2004, a feat that the United States Team and competed at the World Championships every year from 2003 to had not achieved since 1964 when another coach with Hawk ties, Al 2006. In 2005, the former Saint Joseph’s walk‐on took silver in the light‐ Rosenberg, led the Americans to victory. He also guided the U.S. Men to the weight double sculls at the World Championships in Gifu, Japan. In 2007, bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Hykel was the U.S. National Champion in the lightweight single sculls. Teti is currently the head coach of the men’s crew team at the University The year 2008 marked Hykel’s first trip to the Olympic Games as she of California and was inducted into the National Rowing Federation’s Hall of traveled to Beijing to compete in the lightweight double sculls event, the Fame in 2010. same event Teresa Bell took silver in at the 1996 Games. Hykel and her part‐ Teresa Bell is no stranger to success on the international level, either. ner, former SJU assistant rowing coach Jen Goldsack, just missed the medal Her Olympic dream began in the fall of 1992 when the International Olympic final after reaching the A/B semifinal. Committee announced that her event, the lightweight double sculls, would Teti, Bell and Hykel are just three of more than a dozen Hawks to com‐ be a part of the Olympic Games in 1996. pete internationally, as athletes such as Sean Drea and the Flanigan brothers, In truth, Bell’s journey really began back in 1985. In that year the soph‐ Donald and Richard, have done Saint Joseph’s proud at the highest levels of omore joined the Saint Joseph’s women’s rowing club team. By 1988, she was the sport. a part‐time member of the varsity squad, and her Hawk Hill career culminat‐ In addition to these individuals, the Saint Joseph’s rowing program con‐ ed in victory in the women’s singles event at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta. tinues to write new chapters in its ever‐expanding legacy. Since 1999, the Bell later went on to be a member of both the Crescent Boat Club and the Hawk men’s and women’s teams have combined to finish first or second in Fairmount Rowing Club, for whom she still rows when she is in Philadelphia. the race for the coveted Jack Bratton Trophy, awarded to the Dad Vail In 1996, Bell was preparing for Olympic competition with intense work‐ Regatta’s overall points champion, four times, most recently in 2010. outs three times a day. She put in most of her work in Tennessee, the home The women’s program, meanwhile, has developed into one of the region’s most formidable. The 2006 season was a banner one for the Hawk program as a whole, as SJU turned in its then‐best‐ever finishes at the San Diego Crew Classic and Atlantic 10 Championships, and winning gold in the Varsity 8 at the Dad Vail Regatta. The 2006 team also competed in the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom, a first for Saint Joseph’s. In 2009, the Hawks’ Varsity 8 set a record in becoming the only team to advance to the Grand Final of the Dad Vail Regatta for five consecutive years and increased that mark to six straight in 2010. SJU’s Freshman 8 also advanced to the Grand Final for eight years in a row. The 2010 season culmi‐ nated with Saint Joseph’s competing at Henley for the second time in school history, while in 2011, the Hawks won their first Atlantic 10 Conference team championship.

The Hawks have made two trips to the Henley Royal Regatta, with the most recent being in 2010. 2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 16 A PROUD TRADITION

(Left) Saint Joseph’s took first place in the Varsity 8 at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta. The Hawks also won the men’s and women’s com‐ bined overall points trophy in 2005, 2006 and 2010.

(Middle) The Hawks competed at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in 2006 (pictured) and then again in 2010.

(Bottom left) Saint Joseph’s Varsity 8 took the Cal Cup at the 2008 San Diego Crew Classic for the first time in school history.

(Above) Saint Joseph’s alum Renee Hykel ‘01 has had great success at the international level and rowed for the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 17 ALL‐TIME HONORS

NATIONAL/REGIONAL Vasquez Award (Jesuit Values) Atlantic 10 All‐Conference 2011 Angela Acuña 2011 Danielle Brady (1st Team) 2010 Tina Regan Brianne Kammerman (1st Team) 2009 Lauren Sysol Colleen Smith (1st Team) 2008 Alicia Easby‐Smith Clare Burns (2nd Team) 2007 Meghan Henry 2010 Christina DiSanto (1st Team) 2006 Maureen Owston Colleen Greway (1st Team) 2005 Jenn Linck Tina Regan (2nd Team) 2004 Bernice McPherson 2009 Debbie Bateman (1st Team) 2003 Laurie Sparano Lauren Sysol (1st Team) 2002 Karen Rensman Colleen Greway (2nd Team) 2001 Megan McLaughlin 2008 Alicia Easby‐Smith (1st Team) Liz Sauter (1st Team) Leahy Award (Loyalty) Debbie Bateman (2nd Team) 2011 Brianne Kammerman 2010 Christina DiSanto Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2009 Liz Golden 2009 Gerry Quinlan 2008 Kelly McKinley 2007 Alicia Easby‐Smith Atlantic 10 Rowing Danielle Brady was named the Philadelphia 2000 Renee Hykel Student‐Athlete of the Year Academic All‐Area Performer of the Year in 2011, 2009 Debbie Bateman marking the fourth time in five years that a Saint Academic Award 2008 Debbie Bateman Joseph’s rower has won the award. 2011 Alex Karls 2010 Erin Butler & Katie Herdmann Atlantic 10 Academic All‐Conference UNIVERSITY/TEAM* 2008 Katie Herdmann 2011 Danielle Brady Athletics Hall of Fame 2002 Karen Rensman 2010 Danielle Brady, Colleen Greway, 2010 Renee Hykel ‘01 2001 Cheryl Maslanek Katie Herdmann, Lauren Rozsits 2000 Anne Gallagher ‘78 2000 Cheryl Maslanek 2009 Debbie Bateman, Colleen Greway 1999 Teresa Zarzeczny Bell ‘88 2008 Debbie Bateman * lists incomplete 2007 Debbie Bateman Class of 1950 Award 2006 Katie Parry 2011 Danielle Brady 2005 Katie Parry 2010 Colleen Greway 2009 Debbie Bateman Collegiate Rowing Coaches of America All‐Mid Atlantic Region Most Outstanding Performer 2009 Debbie Bateman (1st Team) 2011 Danielle Brady 2010 Colleen Greway Collegiate Rowing Coaches of America 2009 Debbie Bateman Scholar‐Athlete 2008 Liz Sauter 2006 Katie Parry 2007 Debbie Bateman 2006 Amanda Holland & Jenn Linck Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All‐Area 2005 Amanda Holland Performer of the Year 2004 Megan Nechanicky 2011 Danielle Brady 2003 Amy Platt 2009 Debbie Bateman 2002 Lauren Sumser 2008 Debbie Bateman 2001 Renee Hykel 2007 Debbie Bateman 2000 Erin Brown

Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All‐Area Scholar‐Athlete Award 2011 Angela Acuña, Danielle Brady, Alex Karls 2011 Colleen Smith 2010 Colleen Greway, Katie Herdmann, 2010 Danielle Brady Lauren Rozsits 2009 Colleen Greway 2009 Debbie Bateman, Danielle Brady, 2008 Tina Sadowski Colleen Greway, Katie Herdmann, 2007 Debbie Bateman Lauren Rozsits 2006 Elise Tosatti 2008 Debbie Bateman, Kristen Bonnici, 2005 Elise Tosatti Colleen Greway, Caitlin Twaddell 2004 Katie Parry 2007 Debbie Bateman 2003 Stephanie Smith 2006 Brianna Kearns, Katie Parry, 2002 Karen Rensman Elise Tosatti Debbie Bateman ‘09 (left) earned a host of honors for excellence in the classroom and was a two‐time Atlantic 10 Scholar‐Athlete of the Year for women’s rowing.

2011‐12 SAINT JOSEPH’S WOMEN’S ROWING MEDIA GUIDE 18 ALL‐TIME ROSTER

A Danielle Frolow ...... 1996‐99 Jennifer McBreaty ...... 1999‐2000 Liz Sauter ...... 2005‐08 Angela Acuña ...... 2008‐11 Meg McCabe ...... 2010‐11 Moira Schanne ...... 2010‐11 Carissa Adams ...... 1995 G Maria McCann ...... 2000‐01 Kaitlin Scher ...... 2010 Marci Armetta...... 2001‐04 Allison Gallagher ...... 2006‐08 Carolyn McCloskey ...... 1997, 1999 Meaghan Scher ...... 2010‐ Hilary Armstrong ...... 2005‐08 Lauren Gallagher ...... 2002‐04 Arianna McDevitt ...... 2009‐ Jennifer Schorn ...... 1992‐94 Tara Garrett ...... 1994, 1996 Amanda McEvoy ...... 2011‐ MaryBeth Schulte ...... 1996 B Maria Gaudio ...... 2007 Kathleen McHugh ...... 1999‐2001 Christina Scollin ...... 2005‐06 Lauren Bair ...... 2002‐03 Shelly Germana ...... 1999 Kelly McKinley ...... 2005‐08 Mary Seery ...... 2006 Sarah Banfer ...... 2001‐03 Kristin Giacchino ...... 1997 Tara McLaren ...... 1997 Faith Seher ...... 1999‐2002 Gina Barbone ...... 2006 Samantha Gitman ...... 2004 Meghan McLaughlin ...... 1998‐2001 Julianne Shillington ...... 2009‐ Jessica Barsky ...... 2005‐07 Ashley Glidden ...... 2007 Cheryl McNamara ...... 1993‐95 Rachel Shustack ...... 2009‐ Debbie Bateman ...... 2006‐08 Liz Golden ...... 2006‐08 Bernice McPherson ...... 2002‐04 Caterina Silvestrini ...... 2002‐03 Sarah Bell ...... 2010 Felicia Gojmerac ...... 2011‐ Emily McVan ...... 2010 Colleen Smith ...... 2008‐11 Kara Beres ...... 2001 Kristin Greenbaum ...... 2004‐05 Katie Messina ...... 2010‐ Janine Smith ...... 1997‐2000 Catherine Best ...... 2005‐07 Colleen Greway ...... 2007‐10 Sue Migliaccio ...... 1996‐97 Stephanie Smith ...... 2000‐03 Deanna Bigford ...... 2008 Elise Miller ...... 2010 Tara Smith ...... 2002‐03 Kaitlin Bonaskiewich ...... 2006 H Ashley Milspaw ...... 2002‐03 Laurie Sparano ...... 2000‐03 Kristen Bonnici ...... 2006‐08 Tai Haluszka ...... 2007 Natalia Molina ...... 1994 Jamie Speranzo ...... 2005‐06 Danielle Brady ...... 2008‐11 Emma Harmon ...... 2007‐08 Kerry Moore ...... 2001 Meaghan Stanton ...... 2005‐07 Carrianne Brogan ...... 1993‐94 Kate Harron ...... 2002‐03 Erin Moran ...... 1996 Jennifer Steel ...... 2001‐03 Jenni Broring ...... 2010 Andi Hartfield ...... 2007‐10 Allison Morrison ...... 2007‐08 Victoria Stewart ...... 2011‐ Erin Brown ...... 1997‐2000 Erin Hartshorn ...... 1995 Ashley Morrison ...... 2006 Amanda Stooks ...... 2008 Clare Burns ...... 2008‐11 Caroline Hatten ...... 1992‐93 Brigid Morrison ...... 2003‐04 Christine Stopyra ...... 2008 Erin Butler ...... 2009‐10 Marie Haughton ...... 1993‐94 Bonnie Mueller ...... 1991‐92 Lauren Sumser ...... 1999‐2002 Jess Buzas ...... 2000‐01 Gabby Hazzouri ...... 2007‐08 Molly Murray ...... 2010‐11 Christie Sweet ...... 1999‐2001 Karen Hellberg ...... 1992‐94 Lauren Sysol ...... 2006‐09 C Meghan Henry ...... 2004‐07 N Kim Caccese ...... 1997 Katie Herdmann ...... 2008‐10 Melisa Nagurny ...... 1994 T Madeleine Campbell ...... 1996‐97 Laura Hill ...... 2003‐04 Joanne Nasife ...... 1997 Michelle Tacconelli ...... 1998‐2001 Jackie Castorino ...... 2009‐ Cynthia Hoffman ...... 1995 Sonia Navarro ...... 1994 Dawn Tancredi ...... 1994‐96 Corey Cella ...... 2007 Amanda Holland ...... 2003‐06 Megan Nechanicky ...... 2002‐04 Kate Tarpey ...... 2004‐06 Rebecca Celotto ...... 2001‐04 Tracey Howard ...... 1992 Nancy Neves ...... 1996‐99 Sue Telesca ...... 1994 Paige Cesky ...... 2011‐ Renee Hykel ...... 1998‐2001 Dina Nicolosi ...... 1992 Carla Tesoro ...... 1996‐97 Jennfer Ciglar ...... 1998‐99 Sheryl Tharp ...... 1998 Megan Coakley ...... 2001‐02 J O Megan Thomas ...... 1997‐2000 Julie Conroy ...... 2001‐02 Sharon Jacob ...... 1999 Debra Occhipinti...... 1997‐2000 Betsy Thompson ...... 2009‐11 Colleen Cooney ...... 1996 Alison Jacobs ...... 2009‐11 Corrinne O’Connell ...... 1995‐96 Kelly Thompson ...... 1999 Debbie Cosmetis ...... 1998‐99 Mary Jameson ...... 2001‐04 Honora O’Connell ...... 1992‐94 Lindsay Thompson ...... 2005‐06 Melissa Craig ...... 2008 Diana Janik ...... 2001 Nicola O’Donnell ...... 2011‐ Laura Thornton ...... 2007‐08 Dawn Critchfield ...... 1997‐99 Molly Johnson ...... 1999‐2000 Erin O’Hanlon ...... 2003‐06 Kathleen Tierney ...... 1996‐98 Courtney Cronauer ...... 2003‐04 Carrie O’Rourke ...... 1996‐97 Raelene Tiz ...... 1996‐97 Rachel Cruse ...... 1992‐93 K Jennifer Olbrich ...... 1992‐93 Sarah Toman ...... 1999 Jen Cunningham ...... 1994‐95 Brianne Kammerman ...... 2008‐11 Maureen Owston ...... 2003‐06 Allison Toner ...... 2006‐07 Sarah Curran ...... 1996‐99 Brianna Kearns ...... 2003‐06 Elisa Tosatti ...... 2005‐07 Kelly Koritko ...... 1997‐2000 P Donna Tozer ...... 1994‐97 D Patti Kryst ...... 1995‐98 Gabriella Parker ...... 2010‐ Sarah Trainer ...... 2008 Elizabeth Daly ...... 2003‐06 Katie Parry ...... 2003‐06 Caitlin Twaddell ...... 2005‐08 Stephane D’Angelo ...... 2007 L Theresa Penetar ...... 2008 Jane Day ...... 1993 Stephanie Lang ...... 2006 Suzanne Phillips ...... 2000‐03 V Lisa DeBerardinis ...... 1995‐97 Kelsely Larzelere ...... 2011‐ Amy Platt ...... 2000‐03 Allison Vaughn ...... 2002‐04 Shannon Deegan ...... 2001‐03 Kristen Lauber ...... 2005‐06 Maureen Demer ...... 2002‐04 Molly Lawrence ...... 2011‐ R W Tracy Demorest ...... 1995‐96 Alexa Lawson ...... 2011‐ Kathleen Radebaugh ...... 2005‐08 Jeanne Wells ...... 2005‐08 Bridget Dempsey ...... 2009‐ Juliet Lee ...... 2008‐10 Kaitlin Reehill ...... 2006‐07 Kathleen Welsh ...... 2010 Jen DiBona ...... 1995‐97 Martha Limbach ...... 2001‐04 Tina Regan ...... 2007‐10 Kaitlyn Weston ...... 2005‐07 Christina DiSanto ...... 2007‐10 Jenn Linck ...... 2003‐06 Karen Rensman ...... 1999‐2002 Beth Whelan ...... 1995‐97 Melissa Doyle ...... 1998‐2001 Anissa Liska ...... 1993 Meredith Richter ...... 2003‐04 Jenn Wilson ...... 2001‐04 Jennifer Drum ...... 1992 Kim Lonergan ...... 1996‐97 Rebecca Riegert ...... 1998‐2000 Samantha Wilson ...... 2008 Jessica Lytle ...... 2001 Rebecca Roberts ...... 1993 Rebecca Wintz ...... 2001 E Genevieve Lynch ...... 1992‐94 Jess Romano ...... 2010‐ Jen Wolfe ...... 1996‐97 Alicia Easby‐Smith ...... 2005‐08 Brittany Roth ...... 2010‐ Ashley Wollman ...... 2008‐10 Laken Ethun ...... 2011‐ M Lauren Rozsits ...... 2007‐10 Marrisa Woodland ...... 1999 Deanna Ettore ...... 2001 Katie MacTurk ...... 2006‐09 Beth Ruiz ...... 2000‐01 Shannon Maguire ...... 1992 Kelly Rupert ...... 2011‐ Z F Jenn Malsbury ...... 1996‐98 Dominique Russo ...... 2007 Tori Zunino ...... 2002‐03 Kristen Fiorino ...... 1998 Carolyn Manion ...... 1995‐97 Erin Ryan ...... 1994 Kate Fratantoro ...... 2001 Emily Martin ...... 2003‐04 • Years listed are spring seasons; for Rachel Fonorow ...... 2003‐04 Anna Martucci ...... 2009‐10 S example, “2009” indicates 2008‐09 aca‐ Jordan Foster ...... 1999‐2001 Lauren Marvello ...... 2000‐02 Jamie Sabella ...... 1998‐2001 demic year Mary Cate Fox ...... 2008‐10 Cheryl Maslanek ...... 1998‐2001 Tina Sadowski ...... 2005‐08 • All athletes listed have earned at least Heather Franz ...... 1999‐2001 Marissa Mazza ...... 2005‐07 Mary Sangemino ...... 1996‐97 one varsity letter

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John W. Smithson Don DiJulia Interim University President Associate Vice President Athletic Director

ATHLETIC DIRECTORY SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY Associate Vice President/Athletic Director ...... Don DiJulia ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT ...... 610‐660‐1707 The Mission of the Athletics Department at Saint Joseph’s Assistant Vice President/Athletic Business Affairs ...... Jim Brown University reflects the Mission of the University by using ...... 610‐660‐1726 the programs within Athletics as a way to develop the Assistant Vice President/Athletic Development ...... Katie Shields whole person and preparing men and women for others...... 610‐660‐1231 Associate Athletic Director/Varsity Programs...... Renie Shields • To educate the whole person by complementing the ...... 610‐660‐2584 academic experience with athletic and recreational programs and Associate Athletic Director/Facilities ...... Al Pendleton activities outside the classroom...... 610‐660‐3292 Associate Athletic Director/Marketing/Corporate Partnerships. . Tim Curran • To create an environment for personal growth through openness, ...... 610‐660‐1702 respect, and a concern for others. Assistant Athletic Director/Communications (Rowing Contact). . . Marie Wozniak ...... 610‐660‐1727 • To communicate the value of community and family through team work and sportsmanship. Assistant AD/Recreation & Intramurals ...... Corey Shannon ...... 610‐660‐3052 • To provide opportunities for students to learn self‐discipline, Assistant Athletic Director/Facilities ...... Joe DeLacy responsibility, decision‐making, and attainment of goals...... 610‐660‐1720 Director of Educational Support Services ...... Janet Greder • To provide opportunities for students to participate and compete in a ...... 610‐660‐1728 first‐class manner. Director of Sports Medicine ...... Lori Rafferty ...... 610‐660‐1699 • To provide equitable opportunities for all students and staff, including women and minorities. Athletics Office ...... 610‐660‐1707 Athletics Fax...... 610‐660‐1716 • To advance the University regionally and nationally through intercollegiate athletics.

THE HAWK The Saint Joseph’s Hawk mascot has been flapping its wings for more than a half a century. One of the most famous mascots in college sports, the Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph’s motto, “The Hawk Will Never Die”. Saint Joseph’s athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname “Hawks” since 1929. At that time, the school’s yearbook editor initiated a contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed, with “Hawks” winning out over “Grenadiers” by a slim margin. The name was appropriate because it typified “the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football team famous.” Football, ironically, was discontinued at SJU following the 1939 season. The Hawk mascot has garnered numerous accolades in its 55‐year history. It has been selected as the nation’s top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith’s Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine and was a nominee for the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame.

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Founded in 1851, Saint Joseph’s is an independent, Catholic, Jesuit university teaching disciplined reasoning, effective communication and a love of learning. From Willings Alley in Old City Philadelphia to Stiles Street in North Philadelphia to its current location on City Avenue, Saint Joseph’s has continued to grow and change with the times. The University combines the Jesuit tra‐ dition of academic excellence, a history of service and an ideal campus location to pro‐ duce successful students who strive to make a good world even better. Full‐time, undergraduate day enrollment comprises approximately 4,600 students. Graduate, evening and executive programs push total enrollment to more than 8,000 students.

THE JESUIT TRADITION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE dents to receive academic credit for their jobs, professional schools and other Saint Joseph’s nationally‐recognized aca‐ work outside the classroom. advanced degree programs. Part‐time work demic reputation is confirmed by ongoing SJU offers local, national and interna‐ and internships provide real‐world experi‐ acknowledgment in Barron’s, U.S. News & tional opportunities for student service. ences, the kind which delight future employ‐ World Report and Peterson’s. The Jesuit tra‐ From North Philadelphia to Camden, N.J.; ers. And with its many diverse student organ‐ dition of intellectual inquiry and personal from New Orleans to the Appalachian izations, SJU offers ample opportunities to concern manifests itself in small, challenging Mountains, Saint Joseph’s students embrace assume leadership positions. classes taught by a caring faculty. Graduate the Jesuit mission of serving those in need. An extensive on‐campus recruitment assistants do not teach, so undergraduates The Thanksgiving Dinner Dance for area sen‐ program provides graduates with a head can be sure they are receiving the very best ior citizens and the Hand‐in‐Hand Festival for start in their employment search. Regular educational experience from trained experts. the handicapped are two annual student‐run meetings with faculty advisors, along with One‐on‐one interaction between students events that draw thousands of special visitors advisory programs in the health professions and faculty is a reality at Saint Joseph’s. to campus for fun and friendship. and in pre‐law, assist students who wish to A solid liberal arts curriculum provides further their schooling. across‐the‐board learning for every student. IDEAL CAMPUS LOCATION Supporting that curriculum are comprehen‐ SJU’s City Avenue location combines the PHILADELPHIA sive academic majors and learning facilities. best of dynamic Philadelphia with the subur‐ SJU’s Philadelphia location gives stu‐ The result is a broad education that prepares ban, residential setting of the elegant Main dents access to two worlds. The campus students not only for employment and grad‐ Line. Saint Joseph’s 65 acres span two coun‐ resembles a park, surrounded by the stately uate school, but for life itself. ties, allowing students to literally enjoy the homes of Philadelphia’s historic Main Line In the fall of 1998, SJU opened the $25 best of both worlds. The city of Philadelphia, suburbs. Yet students have access to the cul‐ million Owen A. Mandeville Hall, which hous‐ with its tremendous wealth of historical, cul‐ tural, commercial and recreational activities es the Erivan K. Haub School of Business, the tural, social and athletic attractions, is easily of downtown Philadelphia ‐– only a short ride Center for Food Marketing and the region's accessible, while the safety, serenity and away. SJU students take frequent advantage first "Teletorium" and "Moot Boardrooms." greenery of a suburban campus are right at of the artistic and cultural resources An 87,000‐square‐foot international academ‐ hand. Philadelphia offers, as well. They visit the ic center featuring state‐of‐the‐art distance The friendly atmosphere and close‐knit Philadelphia Museum of Art; the learning technology, it is located near the campus ensure that students don’t get lost in Academy of the Fine Arts; the corner of 54th Street and City Avenue. either the literal or the figurative sense at Franklin Institute Science Museum; the Saint Joseph’s. Expanded library, computer Academy of Music, which houses ballet and A HISTORY OF SERVICE and athletic facilities add a big‐time “feel” to opera; and the new Kimmel Center, home to The students of Saint Joseph’s University this growing university. the Philadelphia Orchestra. In addition, SJU are dedicated to making today’s world even students enjoy rooting for Philadelphia’s better. A natural spirit of volunteerism has SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS teams in the four major professional sports enabled the University’s community service Men and women leave Saint Joseph’s leagues. programs to become the most popular prepared. The University boasts an excellent extracurricular activities on campus. In addi‐ record of placing its graduates in first‐time tion, a Service Learning program allows stu‐

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